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Young House Love » Giveaways » Fab Freebie: A Break From Boring

| By John Petersik | April 18, 2011 | 3,053 Comments

Fab Freebie: A Break From Boring

***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries  – see who won below!***

According to random.org, our two giveaway winners are… Amy I. (who’d enjoyed a weekend away and then a few days at home for her pretend spring break) and DebbieRN (who’d go to Sanibel Island).

Don’t you wish there was a no-adult-left-behind official grown-up spring break? Since many of the kids in our county are out of school this week, it made us think about how nice it would be if every adult scored the same week-long break from the office grind. Luckily this week’s prize from The Office Stylist promises to inject some fun (and function) to your desk job. They’ve got loads of tips and services for amping up your workspace, including an online shop that’s stuffed with colorful and stylish organizational items  – from floral file folders to ceramic business card holders and everything in between. And they’re hooking two lucky winners up with $50 cards to spend however they’d like.

 

Sorting With Style Giveaway

  • PRIZE: A $50 gift certificate towards Sorting With Style by The Office Stylist
  • TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “GIMME A BREAK!” and…
  • BONUS QUESTION: … pretend that every grown up got a spring break. What would you do? Would you go somewhere exotic? Would you just relax at home? Or would you throw a huge party for all the other on-break adults?
  • GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, April 20th at 8pm EST
  • NUMBER OF WINNERS: Two
  • PRIZE SHIPS: The 50 United States and Canada!
  • USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winners will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday morning for the announcement of our winners. Good luck…

Note: We weren’t paid or perk’d for hosting this giveaway, we just like rewarding our lovely readers! See our Giveaway FAQs page for more info. Pics from Sorting With Style

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Comments

  1. Martha says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:20 pm

    GIMME A BREAK! I’d take some time to get things done around the house and then go visit some friends I hadn’t see in a while.

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  2. TD says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:20 pm

    Gimme a break! I would go to San Francisco and eat my way through the city. Yes that would be a beautiful spring break.

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  3. Dave says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:20 pm

    “GIMME A BREAK!”

    I have not had a vacation in some time Not sure if I’d know what to do with myself. I would love however to take the family down to Mexico for some fun in the sun.

    Reply
  4. shelby lanting says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:20 pm

    GIMME A BREAK!

    Reply
  5. Jessi says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:20 pm

    GIMME A BREAK!

    We love a good ocean view, some sunshine and a pool, preferably with a swim up bar :D

    Reply
  6. Stacy says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:20 pm

    GIMME A BREAK! I would be at the beach in a second! This is my first spring with a big girl job thus first spring with out spring break.

    Reply
  7. Anna says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:21 pm

    Gimme a break! I would go back to Hawaii! (visited in Feb and would love to be back, especially because I spend my days in a drab windowless office!)

    Reply
  8. Katie says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:21 pm

    Gimme a break! I would spend it heading home to visit my family and relax!!

    Reply
  9. Laura says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:21 pm

    GIMME A BREAK!

    We would head to the beach and spend the week sleeping in, eating fresh seafood and reading books in the sand that had nothing to do with school or work!

    Reply
  10. Catherine M. says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:21 pm

    GIMME A BREAK!
    (Mm this is getting me hungry for kitkats!)
    I would go on a low-key vacation with my family. New surroundings but lots of time to just relax and recharge. (Is such a vacation possible with a baby though?)

    Reply
  11. Rachel says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:21 pm

    “GIMME A BREAK!”

    I would take my two favorite boys (BF and puppy) to a week at the lake.

    Reply
  12. Melissa Whalen says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:21 pm

    GIMME A BREAK!

    I would try to go somewhere warm(er than Wisconsin…), otherwise I would love to spend a week reading on my couch, drinking coffee and doing absolutely nothing.

    Reply
  13. Cathy says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:21 pm

    GIMME A BREAK! I would definitely go on vacation! Maybe to Europe if the travel time didn’t cut into “break” time. A beach would also be fabulous.

    Reply
  14. Stephanie says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:21 pm

    GIMME A BREAK!

    I’d go to Maine and when I returned, I’d use this gift certificate to spruce up my new home office for my new job!!!

    Reply
  15. Lindsay Y. says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:21 pm

    GIMME A BREAK! I would just stay home and be completely and 100% lazy. Eating ice cream for breakfast, lunch and dinner, watching trashy tv / movie marathons, and not moving off the couch for an entire week!

    Reply
  16. Allison says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:21 pm

    GIMME A BREAK!

    I’d stay home or go to the beach. I work at a nonprofit and it has been busy, busy, busy lately. I just want to relax. :)

    Reply
  17. Jennifer says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:21 pm

    GIMME A BREAK!

    Reply
  18. Greer Carlson says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:21 pm

    GIMME A BREAK!!! I would spend a week at the beach :)

    Reply
  19. "Felecia says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:22 pm

    GIMME A BREAK!
    I would work on house and yard without having to chase a toddler and a preschooler around in between rakes, plantings, and dishes.

    Reply
  20. Amy S says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:22 pm

    GIMME A BREAK! I’d go to Europe for sure.

    Reply
  21. Laura says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:22 pm

    GIMME A BREAK!

    Boring, but I would stay home and work on my house! Which is just what my husband and I plan to do with our vacation time next month. We want to get it in selling condition for next year hopefully.

    Reply
  22. RA says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:22 pm

    GIMME A BREAK! I would sleep in without an alarm clock and read as much as possible. But my husband is a teacher, so I reap the benefits of him being home. This year, he is planting a vegetable garden and overseeing some contracting work on the house. Better than nothing!

    Reply
  23. Nicole B. says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:22 pm

    GIMME A BREAK!

    I would fly back east to visit my mom and sister and enjoy the escape from real life!

    Reply
  24. kimberly says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:22 pm

    GIMME a BREAK!

    (i loved that show by the way!)

    i would love to go to the beach–my 5 trips to warmer climates during the snowy springs of chicago were amazing :) and there is nothing like a do-nothing-but-read-and-look-at-the-ocean kind of vacation…

    Reply
  25. Emilie says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:22 pm

    Gimme a break!

    Reply
  26. jolene says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:22 pm

    GIMME A BREAK!
    It’s always a toss up between an international excursion or a road trip with friends. (Although generally I want the international excursion, and my budget dictates road trip)

    Reply
  27. jamie says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:22 pm

    GIMME A BREAK!

    I would take a nap in a hammock!

    Reply
  28. jamie says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:22 pm

    GIMME A BREAK!

    Considering the fact that I live in Chicago and we had snow this morning… I’d go far far away! Somewhere warm and tropical would really calm the nerves right about now.

    Reply
  29. Danielle says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:22 pm

    GIMME A BREAK! I would stay home curled up in bed and watch seasons of Grey’s Anatomy :)

    Reply
  30. Anna says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:22 pm

    GIMME A BREAK! I would for sure go somewhere warm with water and sand. Anywhere to just lay out and relax would be perfect!

    Reply
  31. sarah b says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:23 pm

    gimme a break!

    Reply
  32. Sarah says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:23 pm

    GIMME A BREAK! (Please!)

    I would sleep in every day until noon, with a nap around 2pm…the rest of the day would be spent in a cheeto-coma on the couch…rest assured I wouldn’t get a single thing done! It would be just like I was back in school ;)

    Reply
  33. L says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:23 pm

    Gimme a break!

    I’d love to pretend that my husband and I would do something exciting, but really, we’d probably stay home and continue roughing in the plumbing for our new utility room!

    Reply
  34. Carrie says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:23 pm

    GIMME A BREAK!

    If I was on Spring Break right now, I’d go to the North Carolina IKEA store with my boyfriend – Even though we live in VA, we’ve been told the NC store is easier to get to then the one in NoVA. We’ve never been to Ikea and can’t wait to see what all the fuss is about!!! Maybe we’d spend the night in a hotel so we could see the rest of Charlotte too! I hear it’s pretty =)

    Reply
  35. Kasey says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:23 pm

    GIMME A BREAK!

    I’d go to London. :)

    Reply
  36. Grace Y. says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:23 pm

    GIMME A BREAK! Me and hubs would go to Greece :)

    Reply
  37. Sara R says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:23 pm

    GIMME A BREAK!

    Since today is the tax deadline for us tax preparers, I am dying to get some sleep….also laying on a warm sandy beach doesn’t sound too bad either!

    Reply
  38. Jennifer says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:23 pm

    Gimme a Break!
    I already get spring break since I’m a teacher :) But it’s not very fun, because my husband and friends still have to work! So if adults everywhere could have a spring break all together…then i would love to go on a fun trip out of state (or country!) with my frineds or family.

    Reply
  39. Catie says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:23 pm

    GIMME A BREAK!

    I would just keep my fingers crossed for nice weather and pepper my days with Red Sox games, a few long walks in the city, and maybe a weekend at a lake in New Hampshire. *Sigh*

    Reply
  40. Brittany says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:23 pm

    GIMME A BREAK!!
    I could be home or at the beach…just about anywhere!! no work makes everywhere better!!

    Reply
  41. Robin @ Our Semi Organic Life says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:23 pm

    GIMME A BREAK!

    I’d go on vacation for sure!!!! Somewhere warm!

    Reply
  42. Kelly says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:23 pm

    Gimmie a Break! Anywhere out of NY!

    Reply
  43. Carole says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:23 pm

    Gimme a break!

    I would like to go back to Hawaii…RIGHT NOW!!!

    Reply
  44. Allie says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:23 pm

    GIMME A BREAK!

    I only graduated from college recently, so I’m definitely still in the mindset of a beachy spring break!

    Reply
  45. Mike says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:23 pm

    GIMME A BREAK!

    I would vacation to Thailand. :)

    Reply
  46. Emily D. says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:23 pm

    Gimme a Break!

    I would love to bum around Europe for a few weeks! ( I am guessing imaginary spring break can last longer than a week. :) )

    Reply
  47. Elizabeth says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:23 pm

    Gimme a break! I would catch up on all of the movies and tv shows that I haven’t had time to watch.

    Reply
  48. Shannon says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:23 pm

    HOLY COW! GIMME A BREAK! I just started working a full time job and it is tough, I miss my spring break! So if I had a spring break year I would absolutely take off to wine country in California!

    Reply
  49. Britni says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:23 pm

    GIMME A BREAK! I would travel of course! Unless all that time off left me with no funds…haha

    Reply
  50. Renee says

    April 18, 2011 at 2:24 pm

    GIMME A BREAK! I would love to be at the beach…San Diego probably.

    Reply
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